Toy



Aug. 15, 1933. E Q THOMPSON 1,922,990

, TOY

Filed Jan. 18, 1952 ATTORN EY Patented Aug. 15, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My present invention has reference to toys or amusement devices of the gyroscopic type and my object is the provision of such toy that includes a fly wheel having a stem projecting from one side and a spool from its second side, a spinthe pointed end of the spindle resting upon a' iioor or like surface, the free end of the cord being held in the hand of the operator and the movement of the toy being for a long duration 2.0'. of time.

this character which embodies the desirable fear tures of simplicity in construction, cheapness in manufacture, efficiency in use and which will afford amusement to the user thereof.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating a manner in which the toy is operated.

Figure 2 is a substantially central longitudinal sectional view through the complete toy.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2. 1

Figure 4 is a central sectional View through the Wheel showing the spool more closely related to the central web of the wheel than is 40. Shown by the remaining figures of the drawing.

- tral round opening passing therethrough and through this opening there is forced a headed nail 6 that has a pointed end and which nail provides the spindle of the improvement. The nail is held immovable in the opening.

On the outer end of the sleeve 5 and contacted by the headed end of the spindle 6 there is a plate 7 having its ends formed with reduced fingers 8 that pass through openings in an arched plate or yoke 9, and to this yoke there is centrally secured one end of the pull or operating cord l0 of the toy. The yoke and the fingered ends 8 of the plate 7 provides a swivel on the outer end of the stem. The spindle 6 extends a suitable distance beyond the drum and is designed to have its pointed end received in an opening or socket 11 in a handle member l2.

The cord 10 is brought over the periphery of the wheel 1 and is wound around the spool 4. Because of the depth of the groove which affords the spool and the rounded walls of such groove the .which is passed one finger of the operator and the operator grips the cord with his thumb and forenger after the pointed end 14 of the spindle has been received in the socket 11 of the handle 12. The handle is gripped by the second hand of the operator. It is to be noted that the end of the handle in eontact'with theouter straight face of the drum is rounded, as indicated in the drawing by the numeral l5. A rapid pull upon the cord is exerted by the operator and the centrifugal motion thus imparted to the toyV will cause the spindle to be drawn out of the socket of the handle. The ring end of the cord is held by the' operator and as the toy descends by gravity the wheel Will assume a horizontal position as disclosed by Figure 1 of the drawing and will for a time desired by the operator turn upon the cord in a circular direction. Thereafter the toy will assume a vertical position so that the pointed end 15 of the spindle will rest upon a floor or like surface upon which the toy will rotate for a comparatively great length of time.

In Figure 4 I have illustrated the wheel portion of the device without the swivel or spindle, the only diierence being that the web of the wheel is not provided with the hub 3 but has one The cord may have its free of its sides extended and grooved to afford the A toy comprising a wheel-like element including spindle, a yoke pvoted to the ends of the plate, a cord attached at one end to the yoke and positioned across the rounded rim and Wound on the spool, and a handle having a socket to removably receive the pointed end of the spindle.

PARKER C. THOMPSON.

ilo 

